Part-Time- Basking Ridge
The Anchored School
Part-Time- Basking Ridge
Part Time • The Anchored School
Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Employee discounts
- Opportunity for advancement
Early Childhood Music and Dramatic Play Teacher
Position: Music and Theater Teacher
Age Group: Preschool–Kindergarten
About the Role
We are seeking a warm, creative, and enthusiastic teacher to introduce young children to music, movement, and theater through playful, hands-on experiences. The ideal candidate understands early childhood development and creates a joyful environment where children can explore, express themselves, build confidence, and learn through play.
Responsibilities
- Lead age-appropriate music classes using songs, rhythm, instruments, and movement.
- Introduce theater through storytelling, puppets, dramatic play, and imaginative role-playing.
- Encourage creativity, self-expression, listening, cooperation, and confidence.
- Plan engaging activities that support children's developmental needs and interests.
- Collaborate with classroom teachers and participate in school events and simple performances.
- Create a safe, inclusive, and nurturing learning environment where every child feels comfortable participating.
Qualifications
Important Requirement: Applicants must have a background, relevant qualifications, or professional experience in teaching music and/or theater. Please do not apply if you have no background, qualifications, or experience in music teaching.
Important Requirement: Applicants must have a background, relevant qualifications, or professional experience in teaching music and/or theater. Please do not apply if you have no background, qualifications, or experience in music teaching.
- Ability to adapt activities to children's ages, abilities, and individual needs.
Compensation: $25.00 - $35.00 per hour
About Us
The Anchored School is a peer to peer learner driven community that delivers a holistic, meaningful environment modeled after a personalized learning approach to education. We focus on core academic skills through mastery of reading, writing and math. Using the socratic method we hone critical thinking and speaking abilities which are utilized through hands on projects.
What is Microschool?
- Small class sizes; very individualized and hands-on instruction.
- Highly personalized education that caters to a child’s unique needs and capabilities.
- Project-based learning
- Multiple ages learn together in a single classroom.
- Teachers act more as guides than lecturers.
Our Mission
The Anchored School is committed to providing children with a life long love of learning, discovery, respect and confidence.
Our Vision
We believe in a wholistic approach to education that promotes free-thinking, and values the child as an individual.
Our Method
Our Method
- Is purposefully designed with the child in mind.
- Values every child as unique and deserving of an education that is tailored to their individual strength, interests, and learning styles.
- Uses the hands on approach to learning through real world projects that promote critical thinking.
- Free from restrictive policies which limit children’s growth academically and personally.
- Recognizes the child as an integral part of a learners community.
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